Petros Klampanis

jazz double bass tutor

Hailing from Zakynthos, Greece, Petros Klampanis moved to Athens to explore the Greek music scene before studying at the Amsterdam Conservatory and Aaron Copland School in New York. Since then, Petros has established his reputation as an acclaimed bassist, composer and producer, being declared a “bass ace” by Bass Player Magazine. With an approach that fuses an array of genres from jazz and classical to Mediterranean and Balkan folk music, he has created a unique and exciting sound that has been hugely popular across the bass world.

Petros has collaborated with world-acclaimed artists such as Greg Osby, Jacques Morelenbaum, Anoushka Shankar, Shai Maestro, Marcus Gilmore, Gilad Hekselman, Snarky Puppy, and Maria Farantouri, among many others. As a bandleader, Petros has recorded 5 albums, with his fourth album, Irrationalities, being awarded in three categories at the 2020 Independent Music Awards, and his most recent, Tora Collective, winning Best Traditional Ethnic Music prize in the quarterly German Record Critics' Awards. He has also worked on solo bass projects such as his YouTube video series and album, Rooftop Stories, and is always creating inventive ways to share his aggressive melodicism, beautiful intonation and unique sound.

Petros Klampanis joined the Discover Double Bass faculty as a jazz bass specialist in 2024, where he presented his course, Bass Odyssey: A Journey to Jazz Bass Mastery.

Petros’s Rooftop Stories project has seen him perform as a soloist on rooftops in London, Cuba, New York and more. Check out this one from his homeland of Greece – Petros plays Footprints by Wayne Shorter and you can see the Lycabettus in the background! It’s just stunning.

Bass Odyssey: A Journey to Jazz Bass Mastery

By Petros Klampanis

This course comprises a series of mind-blowing lessons, inspiring performances, useful play-along tracks and detailed transcriptions designed to teach a fresh look at improvising as a jazz bassist. From cementing the fundamentals of technique to learning advanced approaches to soloing it's all here to give you the edge you need to play breathtaking bass lines and head-turning solos.

Petros Klampanis has garnered a reputation as a fearless improviser at the cutting edge of modern jazz music. His teachings have transformed the playing of his in-person students, and now it's time to make them available to bassists across the globe.

The course comprises 3+ hours of video over 50 lessons. Jazz bass heavyweight Petros Klampanis is also joined by an all-star trio featuring pianist and drummer, so you can hear how these concepts sound in context. Play-along versions of these performances are provided in three mixes: